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Sena Tomita took the bronze in the women's halfpipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Not far behind was her younger sister Ruki.

A teenager suspected of cheating in last month's Common Test for University Admissions allegedly had an accomplice, according to investigation sources.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the governors of Tokyo and Osaka agreed Wednesday to set up additional temporary medical facilities in the two prefectures to provide medical care for a total of about 1,000 patients.

When the Emperor Emeritus made his official visit to the United Kingdom as Emperor back in 1998, the then Emperor is said to have introduced his grand chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth by saying, "His great-grandfather served my great-grandfather."

Crime continues to decline, yet people do not feel that they are living in a time of safety. Does social precarity, seen in widening inequality and the large number of suicides, have a psychological impact on people's perceptions?

TAIPEI -- Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's decision to lift the ban on imports of food products from Fukushima and four other prefectures appears to be aimed at getting ahead of China in procedures to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). China applied to join the pact…

The revisions of medical service fees for fiscal 2022 are characterized by the aim of building medical services that can weather the effects of infectious diseases, including the novel coronavirus.

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There has been a lot of attention paid to the idea of allowing visitors to touch artworks in museums. For the visually impaired, the sense of touch is an important means of perceiving things, and the aim is to include it in art appreciation.